The story of the Akedah — the binding of Isaac — seems out of touch with the times. As racism and nativism have shockingly returned to the halls of power, in the United States and abroad, we need to ...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called Abrahamic faiths not only because Abraham was the first monotheist but because he was so famously devoted to God. His obedience was so strong that he was ...

As antisemitism once again rises with alarming intensity across the globe, we must hold fast to a fundamental truth: those who threaten the Jewish people wield power only by the will of the Almighty.

This Rosh Hashanah, on the first day’s Haftorah reading we heard the retelling of the story of Hannah, Elkanah and their child, Samuel. On the second day, during the Torah portion, we heard the ...

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, begins the High Holy Days—a 10-day period of penitence and reflection on the meaning of life and death, when God decides who shall live and who shall die. The Torah ...

Ellen Frankel, author of the “JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible,” explains her decision to include one of the Torah’s most challenging stories. PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — When I was growing up, no one told ...

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